Hardware & Server Updates
We are in the home stretch of upgrading and replacing all ESO datacenter hardware—which of course has been significantly delayed by the ongoing global slowdown of sourcing computer hardware. Once complete, ESO’s servers and infrastructure will be much more reliable, and as we saw from the one Realm that has been upgraded so far (PC North America) there will be some performance improvements as well.
Almost all the hardware should be delivered and in place by December and then we'll need a month or two to install and test everything before we shift over to the new hardware. Please note that we will be prioritizing all three Realms in the EU datacenter first, and then will return to the NA datacenter to finish moving Xbox and PlayStation Realms there. We are as frustrated as you that this has taken so long—but it is happening and will be done and ready for all players, probably in late February or March of 2023.
Our multi-threading work continues, as we announced a month or so back. Just to remind everyone, this is the initiative that will result in better overall server performance. As we already announced, we will be phasing these changes in over the course of 2023, starting with the Chapter in Q2. We’ll keep everyone updated in patch notes going forward.